Respiratory system - vocab Flashcards
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alveol/o
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alveolus; air sac
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angi/o
A
vessel (blood)
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arteri/o
A
artery
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aspir/o
A
removal
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atel/o
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incomplete; imperfect
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bol/o
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cast; throw
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bronch/o
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bronchus; bronchial tube
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bronchi/o
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bronchiole, smaller subdivision of the bronchus
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carcin/o
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cancer
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cardi/o
A
heart
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carcin/o
A
cancer
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cyan/o
A
blue
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diaphragmat/o
A
diaphragm
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dilat/o
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to enlarge; expand
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epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
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fibr/o
A
fiber
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hem/o
A
blood
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hist/o
A
tissue
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laryng/o
A
larynx; voice box
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lob/o
A
lobe
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nas/o
A
nose
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ox/o; ox/i
A
oxygen
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pharyng/o
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pharyng/ throat
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pleur/o
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pleura; serous membrane that enfolds the lung
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pneum/o, pneumon/o
lung; air
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pulmon/o
lung
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py/o
pus
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resuscit/o
to revive
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rhin/o
nose
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sinus/o
sinus; cavity
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spir/o
breathing
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thorac/o
chest
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tonsill/o
tonsils
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trache/o
trache; windpipe
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tub/o
tube
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a-
not; without
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anti-
against
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brady-
slow
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dys-
painful; difficult
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em-
in
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endo -
in; within
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epi-
on; over; upon
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eu-
good; normal
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hyper-
above; above normal
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hypo-
below; below normal
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in-
in; into; not
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poly-
many; much
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tachy-
fast
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-ant
substance that produces
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-ation
process; condition
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-capnia
carbon dioxide
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centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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ectasis
dilation, expansion
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ema
condition
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emia
blood condition
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genic
produced by or in
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ia
condition
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ion
process; state; condition
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ism
process; condition
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meter
measure
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metry
process of measuring
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or
on who takes action or who does something
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osmia
smell
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phonia
voice
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pnea
breathing
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rrhea
flow; excessive discharge
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spasm
muscle contraction
68
stenosis
narrowing; tightening
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stomy
surgical opening
70
thorax
chest; plural cavity
71
tomy
process of cutting; incision
